E489 - Shikamaru’s Story: A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark, Part 1: The State of Affairs

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    The State of Affairs
    
    
    
[01:43] ---
    FIRE
    
    
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    So, I told my classmates…
[01:50] ---
    that they were lucky to have
    so much free time.
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    It's been a month since I got here.
[01:56] ---
    Isn't it about time I get to supervise
    a big assignment on my own?
[02:04] ---
    Oh, Lord Hokage!
[02:06] ---
    Where was yesterday's report again?
[02:09] ---
    Third pile to the right,
    the second one.
[02:14] ---
    Oh, here it is.
[02:15] ---
    Didn't this come with
    some attachments?
[02:17] ---
    Second pile, the third one.
[02:20] ---
    I don't know what
    I'd do without you.
[02:23] ---
    Oh right, Lord Hokage.
[02:25] ---
    About next week's inspection…
[02:27] ---
    I keep telling you to
    just call me Kakashi.
[02:30] ---
    You're way too stiff
    and formal, senpai!
[02:35] ---
    And don't forget to take a break.
[02:37] ---
    Efficiency gets compromised
    if you don't.
[02:39] ---
    Roger!
[02:46] ---
    Anyway…
[02:48] ---
    I didn't become a shinobi
    to be chained to a desk.
[02:53] ---
    How do you not get bored
    doing this sort of work, senpai?
[02:58] ---
    Uh, senpai?
[02:59] ---
    I haven't looked up at the clouds
    in a long time.
[03:03] ---
    You know, senpai,
    sometimes you talk like an old man.
[03:12] ---
    Is something bothering you?
[03:16] ---
    Huh?
[03:17] ---
    No.
[03:24] ---
    And, I'm done for the day!
[03:26] ---
    Man!
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    We cruised through today!
[03:30] ---
    Thanks, and see ya tomorrow!
[03:34] ---
    Oh, Lord Hokage!
[03:35] ---
    Thanks, and see ya tomorrow!
[03:37] ---
    See ya…
[03:41] ---
    Thanks for today.
[03:42] ---
    Why'd you pick a guy like that?
[03:45] ---
    The adult world is complicated.
[03:48] ---
    I don't like that kind of stuff.
[03:51] ---
    Oh?
[03:52] ---
    I thought you became
    one of us a while back.
[03:56] ---
    Give me a break!
[03:58] ---
    Having more shinobi like him
    just goes to show we're at peace.
[04:05] ---
    It's been two years since then.
[04:07] ---
    I'm starting to get a belly…
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    I don't want to hear it.
[04:13] ---
    Do you keep up with training?
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    Here and there.
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    You say it like that,
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    but I bet you're as
    disciplined as ever.
[04:21] ---
    Why can't you just
    humor me a bit?
[04:23] ---
    I told him to double-check it!
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    By the way, how is it going?
[04:30] ---
    Regarding that issue.
[04:33] ---
    It's on the back-burner.
[04:35] ---
    No contact then?
[04:38] ---
    I feel bad burdening you
    with it.
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    I was never really
    cut out to be a shinobi.
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    The fact that
    I continue to be one…
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    Is to make Naruto
    the Hokage one day, right?
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    To make sure that happens,
    I can't be a child forever.
[04:55] ---
    Naruto's still a child, even now.
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    He is who he is.
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    Oh…
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    How about we go grab
    a bite after you're done?
[05:04] ---
    After this, Lord Tsuchikage
    and I have a game.
[05:09] ---
    Oh right, I saw him
    at the conference yesterday.
[05:11] ---
    All he talked about was how
    he would beat you this time.
[05:15] ---
    Anyway, please go easy on him.
[05:17] ---
    Well, half of it is work for me.
[05:22] ---
    Hey, Shikamaru…
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    I wonder what it means
    to become an adult?
[05:35] ---
    No, wait… This one?
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    How's that, young 'un?
    You're speechless now, eh?
[05:47] ---
    Please excuse me…
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    Hey, don't think
    I'll let you win and run!
[06:00] ---
    Tsk…
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    I have to work twice
    as hard tomorrow.
[06:06] ---
    HIDDEN LEAF LIBRARY
    
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    BARBE-Q
    
    
[06:19] ---
    BARBE-Q
    
    Welcome!
[06:21] ---
    Oh, there he is!
[06:23] ---
    Over here!
[06:25] ---
    Sorry I'm late.
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    That's the meat I was grilling!
[06:30] ---
    Here you go.
[06:31] ---
    This one's done too.
[06:33] ---
    Another order of kalbi please!
[06:35] ---
    Anyway, I keep teaching this newbie
    and she just doesn't get it.
[06:40] ---
    There's one on my team too.
[06:42] ---
    He reminds me of myself
    and I just can't ignore him.
[06:46] ---
    I wonder if
    Asuma felt this way.
[06:49] ---
    You two have totally embraced
    your roles as instructors.
[06:53] ---
    Well, you're Lord Hokage's
    right-hand man, aren't you?
[06:56] ---
    But I don't have anyone
    under me to mentor.
[07:02] ---
    You're the type that prefers
    to just do things yourself.
[07:06] ---
    Being a loner suits me.
[07:08] ---
    You two are the only ones
    who are special to me.
[07:11] ---
    I miss the old days.
[07:15] ---
    Hey, we're not old enough
    to be saying that.
[07:17] ---
    Back then, it was normal for us
    to be together 24/7.
[07:22] ---
    Now, we have to set up
    a time and date just to eat together.
[07:27] ---
    It's kinda sad, huh?
[07:30] ---
    Maybe that's what it means
    to become an adult.
[07:35] ---
    That's for sure.
    Your temperament's changed.
[07:38] ---
    Huh? You've got to be kidding.
[07:41] ---
    Lately, you never say,
    "what a drag."
[07:44] ---
    Haven't you noticed?
[07:45] ---
    Really?
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    BARBE-Q
    
    – Thanks for the food!
    – Thank you!
[07:52] ---
    They gave me gum when
    I was at the register.
[07:54] ---
    Doesn't this bring
    back memories?
[07:55] ---
    GUM
    
    Doesn't this bring
    back memories?
[07:57] ---
    I always chewed this
    when I was a kid!
[08:01] ---
    Oh, it's so sweet!
    Was it always this sweet?
[08:03] ---
    Okay, where to next?
[08:07] ---
    You still wanna eat more?
[08:08] ---
    Let's go BBQ hopping!
[08:11] ---
    Sorry, I have to go.
[08:13] ---
    Huh?!
[08:15] ---
    Shikamaru…
    Is something on your mind?
[08:19] ---
    Your mind seems
    to be wandering.
[08:22] ---
    It's nothing.
[08:24] ---
    I have to leave the village for work,
    on Allied Shinobi business.
[08:28] ---
    Is it the same thing Temari
    and Kankuro attend?
[08:33] ---
    So Temari is more important
    than us?
[08:37] ---
    Oww…
[08:38] ---
    What're you talking about?
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    SAMURAI
    
    
    
[08:42] ---
    SAMURAI
    
    And so, we hope that
    it grows even more.
[08:46] ---
    That concludes my activity report.
[08:48] ---
    Are there any other questions?
[08:51] ---
    Regarding the long list of
    missing persons after the Great War…
[08:55] ---
    How is the search going?
[08:57] ---
    It's currently under investigation.
[08:59] ---
    How about the drop in shinobi requests
    for three consecutive periods?
[09:04] ---
    It's currently under investigation.
[09:06] ---
    You know, if it keeps dropping,
[09:10] ---
    it'll affect how we administer
    the villages.
[09:11] ---
    We should have a more
    detailed report by the next meeting.
[09:18] ---
    I understand the view
[09:20] ---
    that a decrease in requests
    for shinobi poses a concern.
[09:24] ---
    But remember,
    this is a consequence of peace.
[09:28] ---
    If there are no more questions,
[09:31] ---
    we'll meet again in one month.
[09:36] ---
    Hey! Wait, Shikamaru!
[09:41] ---
    What's going on, Temari?
[09:43] ---
    You're hiding something, aren't you?
[09:46] ---
    Huh? What makes you say that?
[09:49] ---
    See?
[09:50] ---
    When you answer a question
    with a question,
[09:52] ---
    it's proof that something's up.
[09:55] ---
    What's going on in
    the Hidden Leaf Village?
[09:57] ---
    I don't know what
    you're talking about.
[09:58] ---
    It's something you can't talk
    to me about?
[10:01] ---
    I said there's nothing going on!
[10:03] ---
    So there's nothing I can help with?
[10:07] ---
    Nope.
[10:09] ---
    I see…
[10:10] ---
    Hey, Temari…
[10:12] ---
    Both you and I are representatives
    of our villages…
[10:16] ---
    We shouldn't pry too much
    into the other's—
[10:23] ---
    What the hell—?!
[10:23] ---
    I misjudged you!
[10:33] ---
    So that's what made
    you remember your old man.
[10:36] ---
    Yes.
[10:37] ---
    He often got yelled at by
    my mom for staying out all night.
[10:41] ---
    Sorry you had to go through that.
[10:43] ---
    Temari is very intuitive.
[10:45] ---
    She's going to find out
    sooner or later
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    about the Land of Silence.
[10:49] ---
    Many of the missing from
    the Great War
[10:51] ---
    and Rogue Ninja are filtering
    into this mysterious land.
[10:55] ---
    And there's a deep, dark rumor
[10:57] ---
    that it's undertaking
    shinobi missions illegally.
[11:00] ---
    By rights, the Shinobi Alliance
    should deal with this problem.
[11:04] ---
    It'll be troublesome if
    they find out that
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    we're independently
    investigating this.
[11:10] ---
    But taking action on
    the Land of Silence
[11:12] ---
    in the name of the alliance
    will be touchy.
[11:16] ---
    Just when we finally
    achieved peace.
[11:19] ---
    It's already been two weeks
    since Sai left word
[11:22] ---
    that he was infiltrating
    the Land of Silence, right?
[11:25] ---
    We can't just stand by without
    taking action any further.
[11:34] ---
    It's finally here.
[11:44] ---
    The state of affairs is more serious
    than we previously thought.
[11:47] ---
    If the Land of Silence is left
    to continue as is,
[11:49] ---
    the Shinobi Alliance will
    be threatened at some point.
[11:51] ---
    There is one leader
    at work in this land.
[11:56] ---
    His name is…
[11:57] ---
    Gengo.
[11:59] ---
    I've never heard that name before.
[12:01] ---
    It's possible,
    he will become the one
[12:04] ---
    who may very well change
    the pitiful existence of shinobi…
[12:07] ---
    In fact, he may change
    the whole framework of this world.
[12:10] ---
    I don't even know
    myself anymore…
[12:14] ---
    This isn't good.
[12:16] ---
    Right?
[12:17] ---
    Sai led a team of ten,
[12:19] ---
    comprised of the cream of
    the crop among the ANBU.
[12:23] ---
    It would take a formidable enemy
    to wipe them out…
[12:27] ---
    Probably…
[12:28] ---
    Sai's instincts were right.
[12:30] ---
    Many of the shinobi who
    disappeared after the Great War
[12:34] ---
    and Rogue Shinobi are
    in the Land of Silence.
[12:37] ---
    I hope Sai is all right.
[12:39] ---
    He's not one to get killed
    so easily, but…
[12:43] ---
    There are hints in
    his message that sound
[12:46] ---
    like admiration for
    this man named Gengo.
[12:49] ---
    You don't think Sai has…?
[12:51] ---
    He's very pure hearted, so…
[12:54] ---
    If we're to get Sai out of there
[12:55] ---
    and nip the Land of Silence
    in the bud…
[12:58] ---
    we have just one option.
[13:01] ---
    Could we be thinking
    the same thing?
[13:04] ---
    Yes.
[13:06] ---
    However, you can't go.
[13:09] ---
    Right…
[13:10] ---
    To go unnoticed,
    a three-man squad will be best.
[13:14] ---
    Could you get two good shinobi
    from the ANBU?
[13:18] ---
    A three-man squad…
[13:19] ---
    You already have someone in mind
    for the third member?
[13:23] ---
    What we're attempting is
[13:25] ---
    a clear breach of faith
    toward the alliance.
[13:27] ---
    If worse comes to worst,
[13:28] ---
    we would have to disavow
    any knowledge of this team.
[13:32] ---
    I'll go.
[13:34] ---
    You carry a big part of
    the responsibilities within the alliance.
[13:37] ---
    You can't…
[13:39] ---
    I'm simply adding another job
    to my plate.
[13:41] ---
    It's useless to try to
    stop you, isn't it?
[13:44] ---
    Still, I would have thought
    you'd pick Ino and Choji.
[13:49] ---
    For this mission,
[13:51] ---
    we need someone who can
    control chakra and can hide us.
[13:56] ---
    And someone who has a jutsu
    to make a direct hit on the target.
[14:00] ---
    Besides…
[14:01] ---
    Besides?
[14:02] ---
    Those two have
    their own lives now.
[14:06] ---
    I think I know just
    the ANBU for this.
[14:10] ---
    They're both easy to work with…
[14:13] ---
    So I'm sure you'll like them.
[14:16] ---
    SHIKAMARU
    
    
[14:17] ---
    SHIKAMARU
    
    What?
[14:18] ---
    Going on a business trip, senpai?
[14:20] ---
    Yeah, take care of things here
    for me.
[14:23] ---
    It must be nice!
[14:25] ---
    I wish I could go too!
[14:27] ---
    Damn it.
[14:29] ---
    Please bring me back a souvenir!
[14:31] ---
    Yeah sure, I will.
[14:34] ---
    This is Soku of the ANBU.
[14:37] ---
    Easy to work with, huh?
[14:40] ---
    And where's the other one?
[14:42] ---
    I am right here.
[14:44] ---
    When did you—?
[14:45] ---
    He's Ro.
[14:47] ---
    He has the ability to freely manipulate
    his own and others' chakra
[14:50] ---
    to erase all signs of his presence
    or become another person.
[14:55] ---
    If I were to put it simply,
[14:57] ---
    it's a modification of
    the chakra from
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    the point of view of
    what others perceive.
[15:02] ---
    I do not actually increase
    the chakra of the target,
[15:06] ---
    I create an anachronism
    in their perception.
[15:10] ---
    Like, that's even more confusing.
[15:12] ---
    This one's still a kid.
[15:14] ---
    Like, unthinkable, right?
[15:15] ---
    In the world of shinobi,
    ability is, like, everything.
[15:18] ---
    You don't mince words.
[15:19] ---
    After the Academy,
[15:21] ---
    we noticed Hinoko's talents
    and scouted her for the ANBU.
[15:25] ---
    She's only 14,
[15:27] ---
    but she's already highly regarded
    in the ANBU.
[15:29] ---
    I asked you to like,
    not to use my real name, Lord Hokage.
[15:32] ---
    Your name's Hinoko?
[15:35] ---
    That's a really cute na—!
[15:38] ---
    I, like, hate to be called that name.
[15:40] ---
    I'd like you to be careful
    about that.
[15:43] ---
    So, what can you do?
[15:46] ---
    My weapon is a chakra needle.
[15:51] ---
    Once my needle hones in
    on a target,
[15:54] ---
    it will not stop its pursuit until,
    it like, pierces its target.
[15:57] ---
    Very suitable for assassination.
[16:06] ---
    I don't like,
    needlessly kill.
[16:08] ---
    I pierced its chakra stimulation point,
[16:11] ---
    so it's like, several times
    more livelier now.
[16:15] ---
    We'll infiltrate using Ro's jutsu,
[16:17] ---
    then I'll immobilize the target
    with my Shadow Strangle Jutsu,
[16:21] ---
    and Soku will finish him.
[16:22] ---
    A true collaboration indeed.
    The synergy in this plan is ideal.
[16:28] ---
    Like, that sounds tedious.
[16:30] ---
    They're exactly what you wanted.
[16:32] ---
    I have no objections…
[16:35] ---
    Then, like, what's the issue?
[16:37] ---
    Can you drop the "like" thing?
[16:40] ---
    Like, absolutely not.
[16:41] ---
    Well, it's decided.
    So once everything's ready—
[16:44] ---
    Would it be okay to leave
    tomorrow morning?
[16:47] ---
    It's not shogi again, is it?
[16:50] ---
    I have some business
    to take care of.
[16:54] ---
    So anyway, looks like
[16:56] ---
    SHIKAKU NARA
    
    I'll be heading back a bit later,
    so I won't be able to visit next month.
[17:00] ---
    I have two subordinates under me.
[17:04] ---
    It's not like me, huh?
[17:11] ---
    ASUMA SARUTOBI
    
[17:15] ---
    Both you and my dad had someone
    you'd give your lives to protect.
[17:20] ---
    But, I haven't found anyone
    like that yet…
[17:24] ---
    Big Brother Shika!
[17:27] ---
    Mirai!
[17:29] ---
    Big Brother Shika!
[17:30] ---
    Whoa, there!
[17:35] ---
    Shikamaru, you're so busy these days,
[17:37] ---
    you don't need to
    come every month.
[17:40] ---
    I'm not that busy.
[17:43] ---
    This is our babysitter.
[17:45] ---
    She occasionally watches
    Mirai for me.
[17:47] ---
    Hello.
[17:49] ---
    He may not look it, but he's
    Lord Hokage's right-hand man.
[17:52] ---
    Please…
[17:53] ---
    Oh, I see!
[17:55] ---
    I'm sorry, I still don't know
    these things yet.
[17:58] ---
    She just started living here.
[18:02] ---
    People are moving into
    this village
[18:05] ---
    all because of people like
    you and the Lord Hokage.
[18:07] ---
    Please, don't mention it.
[18:09] ---
    I hope this peace will last
    for a long time.
[18:12] ---
    ASUMA SARUTOBI
    
[18:15] ---
    Big Brother!
[18:16] ---
    Flowers!
[18:17] ---
    Oh really?
    You brought them for your daddy?
[18:21] ---
    You're so clever, Mirai!
[18:23] ---
    Mirai, you really love
    Big Brother Shikamaru, don't you?
[18:27] ---
    Uh-huh!
[18:31] ---
    This peace will last.
[18:36] ---
    I'll make it last.
[18:45] ---
    Why now?
[18:48] ---
    Damn it!
[18:49] ---
    Such bad luck.
[19:02] ---
    Hey, Shikamaru!
[19:05] ---
    You're up awfully early.
[19:09] ---
    Naruto…
[19:10] ---
    I could say
    the same about you.
[19:13] ---
    I got up and couldn't
    go back to sleep…
[19:15] ---
    I'm on my way home
    from Ichiraku Ramen.
[19:18] ---
    That shop opens that early?
[19:21] ---
    It's open 24 hours now!
[19:24] ---
    Yeah but, who eats ramen
    for breakfast?
[19:26] ---
    I could eat it for breakfast,
    lunch, and dinner.
[19:29] ---
    Half of my body's made of ramen!
[19:34] ---
    Hmm?
    Do I smell like garlic?
[19:37] ---
    Oh…
[19:39] ---
    Chew this.
[19:41] ---
    GUM
    
[19:42] ---
    This brings back memories!
[19:44] ---
    I love this stuff!
[19:49] ---
    See ya.
[19:51] ---
    Work?
[19:52] ---
    Yeah, just a little.
[19:54] ---
    Don't just sit around
    and eat ramen.
[19:56] ---
    Do some work.
[19:58] ---
    Well, a certain someone somewhere
[19:59] ---
    keeps assigning me
    annoying missions…
[20:02] ---
    So I won't have a break
    for the next six months.
[20:04] ---
    This is the most critical time
    in your life.
[20:08] ---
    I know that.
[20:09] ---
    But you know—
[20:10] ---
    No buts!
[20:12] ---
    Take on as many missions
    as possible,
[20:15] ---
    make it so everyone says,
[20:17] ---
    "It has to be Naruto,
    no one else will do."
[20:19] ---
    If you think
    they acknowledge you now
[20:21] ---
    because you're the hero
    of the Great War, you're wrong.
[20:24] ---
    Yeah, yeah.
[20:26] ---
    – Hey, Naruto.
    – Hmm?
[20:28] ---
    You're going to become
    the Hokage.
[20:31] ---
    Don't ever forget that.
[20:33] ---
    I never go back on my word.
[20:36] ---
    That's my Ninja Way.
[20:38] ---
    You mean "our" way.
[20:41] ---
    Yeah.
[20:44] ---
    Naruto…
[20:46] ---
    Always stay
    just the way you are.
[20:50] ---
    That's the reason why
    I'm here.
[20:58] ---
    Anyway…
[21:00] ---
    I guess it's time to go to work.
[22:40] ---
    I humbly guarantee that
    
    
[22:42] ---
    we will be able to deceive
    the enemy's eyes with this.
    
    
[22:44] ---
    Like, if we kill all of the lookouts,
    
    
[22:45] ---
    it will be easy to pass
    through the checkpoint.
    
    
[22:47] ---
    It would spell trouble
    if we do that
    
    
[22:49] ---
    and they found out
    the Leaf's involved.
    
    
[22:51] ---
    Don't underestimate the enemy.
    
    
[22:53] ---
    If we linger too long,
    
    
[22:54] ---
    we'll only like, up the chances
    of the enemy noticing us.
    
    
[22:57] ---
    Next time on Naruto Shippuden:
    
    
    
[22:59] ---
    "Shikamaru's Story,
    A Cloud Drifting in the Silent Dark,
    Part 2: Dark Clouds"
    
    
    
[23:05] ---
    Soku, trust me.
    
    
    
[23:08] ---
    Tune in again!